参赛

參賽

cānsài

verb HSK 6 #4,393

Meanings

To participate in a competition - to compete.

HSK 3

参赛选手必须年满十八岁。

Cānsài xuǎnshǒu bìxū nián mǎn shíbā suì.

Participants must be at least eighteen years old.

HSK 4

她报名参赛了马拉松比赛。

Tā bàomíng cānsài le mǎlāsōng bǐsài.

She signed up to compete in the marathon.

HSK 6

参赛的队伍之间竞争十分激烈。

Cānsài de duìwǔ zhījiān jìngzhēng shífēn jīliè.

Competition among the participating teams is very fierce.

usage

参赛者/参赛选手 means 'participant/contestant.' Compare with 比赛 (bǐsài, the competition itself) and 参加比赛 (a longer way to say the same thing).

参 cān

赛 sài